{"product_id":"carl-f-schalk-a-life-in-song-9780758641540","title":"Carl F. Schalk: A Life in Song","description":"With his lively wit and frank, engaging manner, Carl Schalk is the leading voice of our generation on the subject of Lutheran church music. Author Nancy M. Raabe weaves Schalk's career, his musical compositions, and numerous interviews with Schalk himself into a compelling narrative that features insightful anecdotes and sound advice concerning the hymns, liturgy, and worship life of the Church. \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Hear Schalk's perspective on the theology of music in worship, the development of the hymnals Lutheran Book of Worship and Lutheran Worship, the composer's craft, and his work with such personalities as Herbert Brokering, Paul Bunjes, Richard Hillert, and Jaroslav Vajda. Get an inside look at some of Schalk's most popular hymn tunes, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Before the Marvel of This Night (MARVEL)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e God of the Sparrow (ROEDER)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Now the Silence (NOW)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e O Christ the Same (RED HILL ROAD)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Sing, My Tongue, the Glorious Battle (FORTUNATUS NEW)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Someone Special (EISENBERG)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Thine the Amen, Thine the Praise (THINE)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Where Shepherds Lately Knelt (MANGER SONG) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Carl F. Schalk is Distinguished Professor of Music Emeritus at Concordia University Chicago in River Forest, Illinois, where he has taught for some forty years. He is the author and composer of numerous music publications, recordings, and books, including Key Words in Church Music, God's Song in a New Land, and Music in Early Lutheranism. As founder of the Master of Church Music program at Concordia, he influenced a generation of church musicians across denominations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Concordia Publishing House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780758641540\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nancy M. Raabe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52982982574261,"sku":"9780758641540","price":28.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9780758641540.jpg?v=1787062789","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/carl-f-schalk-a-life-in-song-9780758641540","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}